The July edition of Fostering Families Today magazine focused on the topic: “Ensuring the Digital Well-being of Kids in Your Care.”
This is an incredibly important issue for parents, so we’ve created a new resource on NFPATI in response.
🔗 See it here: https://nfpati.org/digital-safety-for-children-in-foster-or-kinship-care/
New NFPATI Training!
On this new Digital Safety page, we’ve posted a brand-new Coffee with Caregivers session titled “Child Identity Protection,” a discussion hosted by NFPA Executive Director Arnie Eby.
Our guests are two leading experts in the field:
- Diane Sacks – a pioneer in identity theft protection for kids and founder of ProtectMyKidsID.com
- Maureen Flatley – child welfare advocate and consultant to policymakers
This page also features:
- An introduction to digital safety and its unique impact on children in care
- Two related NFPATI courses:
- “How to Stay Logged In to How Much Time Your Kids Are Spending Logged On”
- “The Impact of Social Media on Children”
- The results of a survey exploring caregivers’ awareness of digital risks and identity theft concerns
- A comprehensive set of external resources on general online safety for children, serving as an indexed guide for parents
Special Offer from ProtectMyKidsID!
Did you know a child’s Social Security number is often more valuable to identity thieves than an adult’s? Why? Because it’s “fresh” — with no credit history — making it easier to exploit.
Our new session explores why freezing the credit of children in care is essential. A compromised identity can have serious long-term consequences, affecting their ability to establish financial independence as adults. Since a child’s credit report is rarely monitored, damage can go undetected for years.
To help make credit freezing easier, Diane Sacks has generously provided a $10 discount code for ProtectMyKidsID.
👉 Visit: www.protectmykidsid.com
👉 Use code NFPA at checkout
Let us know if you find this resource helpful — and if there are other topics you’d like us to cover!